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Friday, November 16, 2012

finish it up Friday, 11/16/12

Welcome to finish it up Friday! I actually finished a quilt this week. Hoo-ray! :)

This is my hello sunshine quilt. You can read more about the fabrics and templates used in this post. I will note that the template I used is not quite an equilateral triangle...but since I'm only using the one shape it wasn't a big deal.

I bound it in this fabulous lime green fabric. This print is equally great in all the colors they offer...sun, magenta, teal and sprout. I love them all!

I chose to machine bind this one. I LOVE the speed of finishing a quilt in this manner. I also love the line of top stitching on the binding. My husband must be skeptical about this approach because he always asks me if I like it. It makes me chuckle. And it makes me thankful that he takes an interest in my work. He's such a sweetie!

I pieced leftovers for the back. It's so fun for me to work out a pieced back. I love the pop of lime on the top.

The laundry line fabric print is one of my favorites in this collection! It makes me smile.

It measures about 45" x 60".

It's been quite awhile since I finished a quilt and I have to say it feels pretty darn good.

I hope you have had a good week finishing as well. Please link up your finishes and then go and cheer on a few others. Happy Friday!

38 comments:

Amanda, do you attach your binding to the front and wrap it to the back, or the other way around? I love the lime green binding... I am going to put that fabric on my Christmas list. Congrats on the beautiful finish!

When I finally jumped on the machine-sewn binding bandwagon, my husband said, "I don't know why you didn't do it sooner!"Of course he's not a perfectionist (about my quilting, at least), so he didn't understand how much time and research went into my finding a technique I was happy with. :)

I love that you used such an affordable line of fabric! I've been a Connecting Threads fan for years and am currently working on a pillow using the new Jaybird pattern (Candy Dish) and the CT fabric line called Technicolor Tidings. Loving it and yours, too!

How great to have a quilt finish amidst all the other things you have going on. I do love adding the binding with my machine - it goes SO fast! I'm hoping to finish a quilt (or two) over my Christmas break.

Oh Amanda, this is darlin'! Kept eyeing this line at Connecting Threads, and this makes it a must get! Looks so fresh! This quilt is adorable!! Never attempted triangles, may have to give it a go! Well done on your fantastic finish!!